New Years is around the corner and you find yourself making a new resolution. You’re finally ready to make some healthy choices in life and you’re starting with saying goodbye to your beer belly. Some of your finds may think you’re ridiculous as you’re the life of the party and they can’t picture you without a beer in your hand.

You may find yourself thinking along the same lines as your friends. You may forget about your idea of changing yourself for the best. If you are looking to accomplish your New Year’s resolution then you want to read five easy ways to stick with a New Year’s resolution. You may have all the fun in the world when you’re partying, but hangovers and the beer belly are something one can live without.

A person gets a beer belly by consuming more calories that what your body truly needs. Your body doesn’t burn the extra fat as it may use it later so it’s stored on your stomach until it’s needed. Ironically your beer belly is not actual belly fat. It’s actually stored energy in the form of fat until it needs to be used.

Here are some helpful tips to get rid of your beer belly

Get some inspiration – Find something that will provide you with inspiration so you can succeed and remove your beer belly. Think of something you truly want like more cloth choices, a pleasing body, more attraction, and a healthier lifestyle as this will serve as your motivation. If you dream of having that perfect body, allow that to motivate you and go, get in shape!

Elimination – If you are serious about getting healthy and removing your beer belly there are a few things you need to do. You need to watch your diet. Avoid junk food and sweets. When you’re at the grocery store avoids foods such as soda, coffee, refined carbohydrates, alcohol, chips, sugar and chocolate. It’s not a good idea to bring junk food home. If you have children let them eat your chocolates and junk food so you have no choice other than to eat healthy.

Benefits of being prepared – eating out is not always avoidable. If this is the case, you may want to munch on some snacks before dining out so you won’t have to consume the entire meal. Eating before will help you from over eating. Your stomach will let you know when you are full so when you are full, stop eating and let your stomach digest that food you ate. If you’re hard-headed, reaching your goals will not be easy.

Do not skip a meal – there are many weight loss eating/dieting plans available for purchase. If you are new to weight loss, it may be hard and frustrating to try a diet plan. If you skip meals it won’t help your situation at all. Find a diet that fits you, maybe a regular low calorie diet is just right.

Change your source of energy – Enrolling in a gym class isn’t necessary. Basically all you need to do is eat lots of fruits, vegetables and food that are rich in complex carbohydrates and protein. You also need to exercise. You could start out with doing sit ups before going to bed. Because of the changes you are making in your lifestyle, you’ll notice changes with your body. If you slack and don’t stay disciplined then your beer belly may sneak back into your life. It’s up to you if you want to be complete rid of it and if so, you need discipline.

Set realistic goals – It’s important to make realistic goals in order to meet your resolutions. For example, if your waistline is 38 inches you could, for the next month, make a goal to reach 37 inches. It’s more realistic to take baby steps rather than saying you want your waist to be 24 inches which would be an unrealistic goal especially if you’re at 38 inches.

The importance of a lemon – When it comes to burning fat, your best friend is a lemon. Take a glass of lukewarm water and add the juice from a half squeezed lemon. This helps jumpstart your metabolism. Not only does it help your metabolism it also cleanses your liver.

Have a hearty meal during breakfast – For breakfast you want to include scrambled eggs and protein drinks. Muesli is also beneficial and often you can get fruitful handmade muesli. It has extra protein due to the 40% nut increase. It’s highly recommended to have 5 small meals a day.

The importance of water – It’s not enough to simply drink water after eating. You need to have constant water intake throughout the day. If you don’t drink enough water you won’t lose your beer belly. You need to drink at least 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water a day.

You’re friends may think you’re nuts for drinking water and not beer, but hey, it’s your life and you want to be healthier.